Parc Derwen, Bridgend

Policy PLA3(1) of the Bridgend Local Development Plan (LDP) allocates 85 hectares of land to the north east of Bridgend for 1,500 new market and affordable dwellings a new primary school with community and recreational facilities and a new district centre. The area is known as Parc Derwen and the Council has adopted the Detailed Design Code and Design Guidance for Parc Derwen, which will accompany and supplement the adopted Parc Derwen Development Brief.

The Detailed Design Code and Design Guidance for Parc Derwen will provide detailed guidance to developers on the design requirements expected in Reserved Matters Applications following the resolution to grant Outline Planning Permission in June 2002.

The Design Code will help deliver a sustainable distinctive development of the highest quality at Parc Derwen, creating a best practice benchmark in new residential and mixed use development in Wales. It will encourage a distinctive and cohesive approach to the design and layout which will engender a strong sense of place and draw from local distinctiveness.